Jones Lang LaSalle is a global financial and professional services firm specializing in commercial real estate services and investment management, with offices in 70 countries serving the real estate needs of a broad list of clients. It produces an annual Life Sciences Cluster Report that covers major global markets with a strong or quickly growing life sciences presence. The U.S. section of this year's report once again featured a ranking of metropolitan areas and this year added a ranking scorecard of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.